Love
Tristan
Translated by Frank C. Nicholson (1907) · From Old German Love Songs (1907)
Love
Tristan, in his own despite,
To the queen was ever true,
Rather by a philtre's might
Than by love compelled thereto.
Therefore should my sweet requite
Me for loving her aright,—
Better still than he could do,
Though I never drank such wine.
True and fair
Beyond compare,
Let me now be thine,
And do thou be mine!
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Veldeke, Heinrich von. “Tristan.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heinrich-von-veldeke/0/.
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Veldeke, Heinrich von. “Tristan.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heinrich-von-veldeke/0/.
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